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my friend hazel

I discovered a new friend at the wholesale market last week. These stunning branches are witch hazel. They have the most interesting charteusey-yellow blossoms - very dramatic.

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Hi Pam and Housemartin gang. Is there a gang? there must be to run the flower shop.

Yes the witch hazel is indeed dramatic. It creeps me out a bit. It reminds me to much of spiders. I dont have that reaction to spider mums or fuji mums but those things appear ah - very spidery. That is strange. i have never been creeped out by a plant. Oh well. it must be my spider aphobia

regards,
michele
the crafty cameleon :)

Posted by: Michele | January 21, 2008 at 11:15 PM

Love it! The cotrast between the dark lines and delicate yellow flowers is soo dramatic!

Posted by: M&Co | January 21, 2008 at 11:56 PM

Wow, I never knew that witch hazel was so beautiful. You do some amazing work. I'm glad I stumble on your blog through a LWL blog search.

Posted by: LA Blogger Gal | January 21, 2008 at 11:56 PM

Super dramatic. Very cool.

Posted by: miss chris | January 22, 2008 at 07:37 AM

I saw that in someone's yard the other day, and was immediately taken with it, so glad you posted about it! I asked my Frank Adams rep to send me some flowering branches today, so maybe this will be there..ohh, I hope!

Posted by: Katie | January 22, 2008 at 09:11 AM

I love that witch hazel! So dramatic but not fussy. Did you find it at Swan Island by any chance?

Posted by: Courtney - Nesting Instincts | January 22, 2008 at 04:05 PM

gah! witch hazel is my favorite! and your simple presentation packs the maximum impact.

i love to see these branches when the weather is especially gloomy - the vibrant yellows take me somewhere else, usually until the wind smacks me in the face again.

Posted by: gigi | January 22, 2008 at 09:09 PM

that is one of the few shots of color we get here in the western north carolina mountains in winter-I love it!

Posted by: april Coxe | January 23, 2008 at 05:03 PM

Wow! I would never thought that witch hazel could look so beautiful!

Posted by: Bhavna | January 24, 2008 at 05:49 AM

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